Brussels, January 30, 2023 Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to follow up on our December 20 letter, where we raised concerns about proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s DROI Subcommittee and to stop all urgency resolutions …
Read More »Joint NGO Letter to the European Parliament on Proposals to Halt Human Rights Activities
Brussels, December 20, 2022, Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to express our greatest concerns over recent debates and proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI) and to stop all urgency resolutions, in reaction …
Read More »HRDN CONTRIBUTION TO CSO CONSULTATION ON THE THEMATIC CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMME
Joint contribution by the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN)’s Working Group on Funding for Human Rights and Democracy, December 2020.
Read More »HRDN Recommendations for the revision of EU guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries
HRDN Recommendations for the revision of EU guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries-Dec 2020
Read More »Global crises demand strengthened cooperation and solidarity
The undersigned CSO networks call on EU leaders to reverse cuts to EU budget funds for partner countries and reinforce solidarity with crisis-affected people. Ahead of the next round of negotiations between the institutions on the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), 8 networks, civil society organisations and NGOs are calling …
Read More »Increasing the resources for Human Rights and Democracy in the next MFF
HRDN letter to European Parliament on increasing the resources of the thematic pillar in the NDICI (16.09.2020) The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) is writing to you today to call upon you, during the ongoing negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), to reject the cuts made by the …
Read More »Letter to European Council 19 June 2020 : recommendations on Heading VI (Neighbourhood and the World) of the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the external aspects of the Next Generation EU 2021-2024
Letter to European Council 19 June 2020
Read More »Submission to the European Commission in the framework of the stakeholder consultation for the Rule of Law Report
Submission to the European Commission in the framework of the stakeholder consultation for the Rule of Law Report HRDN Working Group on EU Internal Human Rights Policy 4 May 2020 In the framework of the stakeholder consultation, we, the Human Rights and Democracy Network’s working group engaged on EU internal …
Read More »HRDN statement on the proposed EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024
May 2020 On 25 March 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative published the new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024, which has been submitted to the Council for consideration and adoption. The HRDN welcomes the renewed attention and stated commitment by the European Union …
Read More »The role of civil society organisations during and in a post-Covid-19 world
Human rights provide us with a sophisticated tool to guide responses during crises and social upheaval. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, was itself a response to half a century of turmoil: two world wars, a pandemic and economic depression. It drew on previous charters and …
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